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  2. Sling (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    In the context of firearms, a sling is a type of strap or harness designed to allow a shooter to conveniently carry a firearm (usually a long gun such as a rifle, carbine, shotgun, submachine gun or GPMG) on their body, and/or to aid in greater hit probability by allowing the firearm to be better braced and stabilized during aiming. Various ...

  3. Sling (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to hand-throw a blunt projectile such as a stone, clay, or lead "sling-bullet". It is also known as the shepherd's sling or slingshot (in British English, although elsewhere it means something else). [1] Someone who specializes in using slings is called a slinger. Masked Palestinian boys use slings ...

  4. Ching sling - Wikipedia

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    Proponents of the Ching Sling maintain that the sling allows faster and quieter acquisition of shooting support. The sling requires no shifting of sling loops when converting from carrying mode to shooting mode and can be used on any rifle with existing sling loops in the normal locations with the addition of a middle sling loop and is flexible enough to be used with the rear loop located ...

  5. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    A Benelli M4 shotgun with a sling. Sabot: A device used in a firearm to fire a projectile, such as a bullet, that is smaller than the bore diameter. Safety: A mechanism used to help prevent the accidental discharge of a firearm in case of unsafe handling. Safeties can generally be divided into sub-types such as internal safeties (which ...

  6. Robinson Armament XCR - Wikipedia

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    A provision for a quick detachable sling loop was added to the stock mount. A two-stage match trigger is available which will break at approximately 3.5 lbs. This trigger can be ordered with a new rifle or retrofitted to an older one. The older one was a two-stage trigger that was about twice as heavy, and some complaints included trigger slap.

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  9. Shooting - Wikipedia

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    Proper use of the sling locks the rifle into the body and enhances that solid foundation so critical to delivering an accurate shot. Hasty sling. A type of shooting sling. All positions are strengthened through the use of a hasty sling. The formal tight sling is detached from the rear sling swivel and tightened above the bicep of the supporting ...